2010 Rhode Island Code
Title 16 Education
CHAPTER 16-37 Best and Brightest Scholarship Fund
§ 16-37-7 Requirement of public school teaching services.

§ 16-37-7 Requirement of public school teaching services. – Each recipient of the scholarship shall be required to teach in the public schools of this state for two (2) years for each year of scholarship assistance. This requirement must be completed within ten (10) years of college graduation if the scholarship was used for all four (4) years of college, within eight (8) years if used for three (3) full years of college, within six (6) years if used for two (2) full years of college, and within four (4) years if used for one full year of college; provided, however, that a recipient shall be granted an extension of the requirement upon a showing by the recipient that he or she:

(1) Returns to a full time course of study related to the field of public school teaching or administration;

(2) Is serving, not in excess of three (3) years, as a member of the armed forces of the United States;

(3) Is temporarily totally disabled for a period of time not to exceed three (3) years as established by the sworn affidavit of a qualified physician; or

(4) Is seeking and unable to find employment in Rhode Island as a certified public school teacher.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1987, ch. 275, § 1.)